National Library of Scotland

What's on

Find out about our events and exhibitions in Edinburgh, Glasgow, and online.

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Treasures of the National Library of Scotland

Exhibition
Permanent
The Treasures exhibition with several open books and a map on display in cases.

Centenary time machine trail

Display
22 March 2025 to 14 March 2026
A black and white photo of people sitting at a desk reading and then standing on the desk posing.

Dear Library

Exhibition
20 June 2025 to 18 April 2026
Yellow background with a sticker on it that reads "Dear Library".

OUTWITH – National Library around Scotland

Display
13 September 2025 to 20 June 2026
An open book with its pages flying up.

OUTWITH in Aberdeen: 'Songs and Fancies'

Display
13 September 2025 to 4 January 2026
Title page from the book 'Songs and Fancies' by John Forbes.

Open Shelves: The remarkable world of trees

Display
17 September to 29 November 2025
Bookshelves full of books about trees.

Family History Fair

Fair
24 October 2025, 10:00AM to 4:00PM
A photo of a group of children in Newhaven, about 1921.

Halloween hats!

Workshop
25 October 2025, 10:30AM to 4:00PM
Three ghosts wearing handcrafted hats surrounded by bats.

The making of a national collection

Tour
25 October 2025, 10:30AM to 4:15PM
First reader's ticket issued for the National Library of Scotland, dated October 1925.

Welcome to the Library tours

Tour
25 October 2025, 11:30AM to 12:00PM
The outside of the Library building on George IV Bridge, also showing the people on the footpath outside and traffic on the road.

Open Book

Reading
27 October 2025, 10:15AM to 11:15AM
A group of people sitting around a table reading books.

Fairy tales in focus: The Brothers Grimm and the Brothers Chambers

Storytelling
27 October 2025, 2:30PM to 3:30PM
Two photos side by side of Franziska Droll and Donald Smith respectively.